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Proceeding contribution from Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 4 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Education Bill.


Education Bill

The purpose of us coming along here today is to discuss this and get explanations from the Minister, who presumably had a very extensive briefing before coming along, and presumably inquired of her officials these kinds of questions. She must have anticipated that they would come up. RPI is being charged to the student when they have to pay the Government, but CPI is being applied when the Government pay me and other retired people. So it is all right that when you take money from other people you charge RPI but, when you give increases to people to pay for all the extra costs of energy and everything else, it is only CPI. Would the Minister take a minute to explain?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
730 c300GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability Devolved matters Debts Finance Fees and charges Education Interest rates Low incomes Loans Lone parents Part-time education Muslims Scotland Repayments Students Retail prices index
Legislation
Education Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk